The desire to create, experiment, and innovate is intrinsic. Humans were made to make things. That’s why we have things like buildings and shoes. This simple truth makes it easy to keep your internal ...

Before I could say “I’m gay,” I was mouthing the words to "Check On It," by Beyoncé in the mirror, flipping my hoodie like it was 30 inches of honey-blonde bundles, and batting my lashes in secret.

When I began writing Experimenting With Babies–a book of science projects parents can perform on their own kids–my youngest son, Benjamin, was still in my wife's belly, kicking around with the ...